Destination: Gobbler's Knob

The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Inc. is proud to announce the beginning of a capital campaign called: Destination: Gobbler’s Knob; Building onto a Legendary Past, Constructing an Innovative Future.

The primary focus of this project is constructing a visitor center that will be an interactive learning environment, groundhog sanctuary, souvenir outlet, and historical memorabilia display. This visitor center will be the launching point for tourism in our area.

The Destination: Gobbler’s Knob Project also contains the following elements:

- The continuation and expansion of promoting and perpetuating the Legend of Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day

- Expanding attendance to Groundhog Day

- Increasing Visitation throughout the year and time spent in our community

- Promoting outdoor recreation year round

- Event facility expansion and opportunities

- Road and current facility upgrades

- Enhancing tourism in Punxsutawney

Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Inc. as a 501 c3 Non-Profit Organization, has been perpetuating the Legend of Punxsutawney Phil since 1886. Throughout the course of time, advancements on different levels have been made to insure the sustainability and growth of this legend and national holiday known as Groundhog Day.

Over the course of many years, the Groundhog Club has been internally evaluating what the next step should be. The Groundhog Club Headquarters has been operating as a mini museum and office location for over three years. We have direct contact with visitors, face to face to see how they view their experience and what could enhance it. The GHC has evaluated the traffic at Gobbler’s Knob and feels that it would be extremely beneficial the community at large to take on the project of creating Gobbler’s Knob to be an ultimate destination.

The reach of Groundhog Day far exceeds Punxsutawney and Jefferson County. Many of the visitor’s stay in the surrounding counties throughout the course of the year and add Punxsutawney to their ‘day trip’ itinerary. For the Groundhog Day celebration, thousands of visitors travel to Western PA for the holiday. Most of these visitors stay in hotel facilities with in the surrounding region because of the lack of accommodations in Punxsutawney. While in our community we provide them with the best experience possible. By enhancing Gobbler’s Knob, the visitors experience will be positively affected. Gobbler’s Knob will be an ultimate destination but will also serve as a resource outlet for the other tourist attractions and businesses in the community. We intend on having information for the locals readily available for the visitors and will promote Punxsutawney to the fullest.

As the economy of our community and the world changes, the GHC has what people are looking for and can fill this need of our own community. A destination, an experience, a piece of history, a national holiday, an economic boost, visual positive growth for Punxsutawney, and something that people cannot find anywhere else in the world. The Groundhog Club is excited to initiate this capital campaign to create Gobbler’s Knob into the ultimate destination and become a larger asset to the community.

Donors

The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Inc. would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all the donors to the Destination: Gobbler's Knob Project. We are grateful for the support we have received and look forward to working with many others.